I started this blog post yesterday while I was at work.

I woke up yesterday with “Today is the day” in my mind. The day I push through some blocks I’m having at work. The day I push through some things I’ve been putting off in my personal life. The day I knock that low-hanging fruit off my to-do lists. You know…just get some things done that I’ve been dragging around for too long. Get them done rather than changing completion dates on MS Outlook Tasks. LOL

So…after having made up my mind that “Today is the day” you know what happened right?

Monday walked right up to me, grabbed me by the collar and slammed me into the wall. Repeatedly. Then dusted itself off, hummed a little town, and sauntered off as if nothing had happened.

LOL

Ain’t THAT about a blip?!?!?

Ok, here’s the real deal:

….I got mugged yesterday….

Yes my friends, MONDAY mugged me.

Snatched me as I was walking down the steps in the parking deck. Slammed me against the wall repeatedly and beat me all day long. I glimpsed Tuesday peeking around the corner, watching out the corner of its eye, not even trying to get involved. Wednesday turned its head saying, “Shoot, they been calling me ‘Hump Day’ all my life. You try dealing with THAT. Hmph! I got enough problems of my own!”. Thursday was like, “Girl, I’m chilling, trying to catch these last few zzzzzz’s. You’ll be a’ight.”

And Friday? Well, Friday just nodded its head, smiled a little and says, “Who loves ya Baby? See, by the time I get to town, you’ll DEFINITELY be singing T-to-the-G-to-the-I-to-the-F! AND meaning it.” Saturday was all laid back, talking ’bout “not liking conflict and not messing up its reputation”. Sunday? Sunday told me, “I’m already praying for ya.”

It’s a cold cold world ya’ll.

::: peeping out my mini-blinds to be sure Monday’s gone…me & Tuesday done already come to an agreement: I ain’t bothering her, she won’t bother me. ::::

It’s a new day.

In more ways than one.

Make it count.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

MAYOR TO RESIGN
MAYOR KILPATRICK PLEADS: ‘I LIED UNDER OATH’

George Hunter and Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News

DETROIT — In four short words, Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick acknowledged his guilt this morning, admitting that he lied during the whistleblower case brought by two former police officers who claimed they were punished for looking into wrongdoing by the mayor’s staff.

“I lied under oath,” Kilpatrick said after he pleaded guilty to two felonies, a pled that will require him to spend four months in the Wayne County jail, to resign his office and to pay $1 million in restitution.

Kilpatrick will also agree not to seek office during the five years he is on probation and will surrender his state pension to the county. He will also surrender his law license.

In exchange, Wayne County prosecutors will drop the remaining six charges against him — including the perjury counts — and agree to not prosecute him for other issues that arouse from the investigation into the perjury and obstruction of justice case.

The resignation is to occur immediately and he is to pay $20,000 of the restitution when he is sentenced, which is expected to occur on Oct. 28.

Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and Judge David Groner accepted the plea. Kilpatrick also pleaded no contest to an assault charge against him stemming from a confrontation with two investigators on July 24. The other assault charge was dropped.

Kilpatrick said he was in agreement with the deal. But after Groner, going through routine language regarding a plea bargain, asked Kilpatrick that he was giving up his right to be innocent until proven guilty.

“I think I gave up that right a long time ago,” Kilpatrick said.

You can reach George Hunter at (313) 222-2134 or ghunter@detnews.com

Kilpatrick Pleads I Lied Under Oath/”

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Well. That’s that.

Let the healing begin….

You’d think that, if the City of Richmond was sponsoring a contest — for its employees no less — where the prize was a gift certificate to a local restaurant…they’d at least pick a restaurant IN THE CITY.

You’d think that.

You’d be wrong.

Way to bring folks back to the city.

*sigh*